Bose-Einstein condensation of exciton polaritons

Nature

Volumn 443, Issue 7110, 2006, Pages 409-414

  Kasprzak, J ^a   Richard, M ^b   Kundermann, S ^b   Baas, A ^b   Jeambrun, P ^b   Keeling, J M J ^c   Marchetti, F M ^d   Szymanska M H ^e   Andre R ^a   Staehli, J L ^b   Savona, V ^b   Littlewood, P B ^d   Deveaud, B ^b   Dang, Le Si ^a  

^a LIPHY   (France)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXCITONS; GROUND STATE; POLARIZATION; QUANTUM THEORY; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; SUPERFLUID HELIUM;

BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATION (BEC); EXCITON POLARITONS; MACROSCOPIC QUANTUM PHASE;

ELEMENTARY PARTICLES;

CONDENSATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; PHASE TRANSITION; QUANTUM MECHANICS; RUBIDIUM;

ARTICLE; BOSE EINSTEIN CONDENSATION; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; POLARIZATION; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; QUANTUM MECHANICS; QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 33749189629     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature05131     Document Type: Article

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